Thursday, May 24, 2007

Modified Velocity Diet Day 27 - May 23

7:00 am - Got up, made Justin Breakfast, cleaned the kitchen, took probiotics etc. While trying to wake up, I looked through some of the cookbooks I own to pick more recipes to modify for the new book today. By 7:40 am, I still felt a bit blah, so I went back downstairs to bed and rested for about 25 mins.

Finally got going at 8:15 am and went out walking/jogging with the dogs for 35 mins. Nice day again, which made me feel much better. Got in the house, showered, did a load of laundry and took greens and supplements.

9:30 am - Took greens and supplements = 30 cals, 6 NET carbs

Had a phone meeting again this morning from 9:45 am until 11:00 am, so didn't get to drink my shake right away. I was ravenous when I finally got off the phone as a result. THAT is why I tell women to eat within at least 2 hours of waking. Otherwise, you'll feel crazy when you finally do eat and may not want to stop. (I wanted to drink more… or dig into the bag of natural almonds,,, but I didn't)

It was great to socialize with Justin's long-time buddies. I wasn't so excited about eating out though and almost wished that I just drank a shake and had a fruit leather in my car on the way there because I didn't want to go too far off my eating plan. I still chose wisely and didn't eat as much as I possibly could of if I wasn't caring about it. I was a little snobbish too in that I wished I could have cooked the fish myself since I just KNEW the chef would cook it with some gawd-awful soybean oil or hydrogenated margarine. That's why I love going out for sushi and just having the raw fish - I know you can't mess that up too much.

Home at 11 pm, felt a little restless because of the caffeine so didn't fall asleep until about 12 pm.

3 comments:

How are you doing on the lower carbs and calories? My macros for today are pretty close to yours for day 27, and I honestly feel like my head is wrapped in cotton balls. My fasted hour of aerobics this morning was lackluster to say the least, and I'm also fighting off a migraine with 2 extra strength Tylenol.

And that's just with 2 shake meals, too, not the 4 or 5 you do. I had to have an unplanned orange just to keep myself going.

Some days were pretty rough, and today has been ok. I was feeling foggy today, but I think I just needed a back-off day. Since I mostly sit all day, I've been able to tolerate the lower cals. I only feel like my head is wrapped in cotton balls when I don't eat correctly after my workout (mostly not enough of everything, not just one macro... carbs and fat are a must though), and when I completely bust my hump in the gym in conjunction with an overall low calorie day.

If you're really feeling that crappy, eat a bit more today (that orange will do). I choose to eat more vegetables like corn, peas, red bell peppers and green beans and that seems to do the trick. I get in more carbs, but they're not starchy or easily converted to glucose, so I don't have any major insulin spikes. Maybe try cutting back the fruit and replacing it with more vegetables. How does that sound?

I noticed in your diet records that you tend to have meals only with fruit, which can be problematic for fat loss, even at low calories.

PS. I bought the dymatize Chocolate Mint today and am looking forward to drinking it in... 1/2 an hour. :)

Yeah, I'm replacing the double fruit meal 2 with a fruit/protein combo starting today. That meal plan was based on my program from Kim Oddo, but I seem to function a bit better with carbs spread out more evenly through out the day instead of loaded into the morning.

Wouldn't it be nice if regular exercise was ALL it took to get that coveted athletic look and diet wasn't such a huge part of the equation?

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Cassandra Forsythe-Pribanic is a PhD Kinesiology graduate of the University of Connecticut. Her MS is in Nutrition and Metabolism from University of Alberta, Canada. She's certified as a Registered Dietitian (RD) through the ADA, is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), and is a Certified Sports Nutritionist (CISSN). You can also read more about her at cassandraforsythe.com